The Koi fit in the sections in different realistic attitudes. The fish will fit in any of the sections.

Each Koi, here a Sanke, are made of 2 pieces of beech wood, cut at angles to add strength. They are painted with a foundation of gesso and finished with acrylic inks and acrylic lacquer. Each fish is different reflecting the many fascinating varieties of Koi.

A tancho variety on the foreground and a snake tancho in the background, second from the right.

A kohaku koi.

The koi blanks are machined to a fine finish in 2 halves. This process alone takes 4 hours for each set of 4 koi.